From the Gemini Season chapter of Intention Obsession: Rituals and Witchcraft for Every Season:
"For most of human history, animism was inextricably tied to the way humans moved through the world. At its most basic, animism is the belief that everything, and I mean everything, has its own distinct life- force energy. To an animist, plants, animals, objects, grass, furniture, storms, mountains, molehills, and everything in between have a spiritual essence. This way of relating to the world kept humans aligned with their environment and respectful of natural resources. Nonhuman beings were thought of as family, part of one’s community, and they were treated as such. Can you imagine if we acted with this much care for the world around us today?"